Washington Welcomes New $2 Powerball!

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Out with the old, and in with the new! This New Year, Washington's Lottery will
begin offering the new $2 Powerball® game on Sunday, January 15, 2012,
taking the place of the current $1 Powerball® game.

Powerball® is receiving a makeover across the
nation. Washington's Lottery wants to make sure players in our state understand
the changes taking place.

The overall odds of winning a prize will improve in
the new Powerball® game, moving to 1 in 31.8 from 1 in 35.1. With the new
$2 play, Powerball® will have starting jackpots of $40 million versus
todays $20 million.

"Since 2010 Powerball® has offered
Washingtonians the kind of jackpots that could be completely life-changing. You
can only imagine how excited we are to continue to do this through the new $2
Powerball® game – except with bigger prizes, now players can imagine
bigger." said Washington's Lottery Deputy Director Jim Warick.

The new Powerball® game will still offer
players nine ways to win prizes, with its second tier prize moving up to $1
million in cash from the current $200,000, and the lowest tiered prize (for
those who match just the Powerball) being elevated to $4 from the previous
$3.

To look at a summary of the changes Washington's
Lottery players can expect with the new $2 Powerball®
game click here

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